The association between traumatic brain injury and ADHD in a Canadian adult sample

Gabriela Ilie, Evelyn R. Vingilis, Robert E. Mann, Hayley Hamilton, Maggie Toplak, Edward M. Adlaf, Nathan Kolla, Anca Ialomiteanu, Mark van der Mass, Mark Asbridge, Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, Jürgen Rehm, Michael D. Cusimano

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Objective: This study describes the association between lifetime traumatic brain injury (TBI) and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among Canadian adults. Method: A cross-sectional sample of 3993 Ontario adults aged 18 or older were surveyed by Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) throughout 2011 and 2012 as part of the CAMH Monitor, a rolling survey assessing the health, mental health and substance use of Ontario adults. TBI was defined as trauma to the head that resulted in loss of consciousness for at least five minutes or overnight hospitalization. ADHD was measured by the 6-item ASRS screener for adult ADHD, and self-reported history of diagnosed ADHD. Results: Among adults with a history of TBI, 6.6% (95% CI: 4.7, 9.4) screened ADHD positive, and 5.9% (95% CI: 3.6, 9.5) reported having been diagnosed with ADHD in their lifetime. Adults with lifetime TBI had significantly greater odds of scoring positive on the ADHD/ASRS screen (OR = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.54, 4.04), and of reporting a history of diagnosed ADHD (OR = 2.64, 95% CI: 1.40, 4.98) than without TBI, when holding values of sex, age, and education constant. Conclusion: Significant positive associations between lifetime TBI and both current and past ADHD were observed among adults in this population. More research to understand these associations, and their significance for the etiology and management of TBI and ADHD, is needed.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)174-179
Nombre de pages6
JournalJournal of Psychiatric Research
Volume69
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - oct. 1 2015

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
This work was financially supported by a Team Grant ( TIR103946 ) from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and by funds from the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation . Additional funding was obtained from a grant from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) operating grant (no. MOP 102537 ). AUTO21, a member of the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program that is administered and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) , the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) , in partnership with Industry Canada. Drs. RM, HH and JR also acknowledge on going funding support from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Biological Psychiatry

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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